Special Me

Chapter 3

"WHAT?" I yelled surprised. I must of heard wrong. He looked so nervous.

"Will you be my girlfriend? I need a girlfriend because...." He explained...

The day before..

"Tadashi!" My mom called me.

"Yeah mom?" I asked going into her study.

"On saturday I need you to get ready. Your going to a marriage meeting, and you will go. Or else bungee." She stated .

"Uh. B-But I can't go to the meeting. I am b-busy on thursday. With a friend. On T-Thursday." I stammered.

"Oh and what is so important that you have to miss a marriage meeting. Do you have a girlfriend already? Because that's the only way you can get out of a marriage meeting, if you have a girlfriend." She remarked. Man is she scary.

" yes, I have one. A girlfriend that is." I lied nervously.

" oh you do. Well then I would like to meet this girlfriend of yours. And if I find out you lied to me it's the bungee for you."

"So, you see. I need a girlfriend to meet my mom or she will make me bungee jump. I was going to ask Hikari but Kei would kill me, Akira is to scary to do it and Magumi can't talk.. I need you. Please, be my fake girlfriend?" He pleaded.

I knew he was scared of bungee jumps, but I don't think his mom would actually make him bungee.

" Maybe if you tell your mom it was a misunderstanding -" I started.

"No" he cut me off. " no you don't know my mom if I tell her that she'll make me bungee for sure and she will make me go to the marriage meeting." He exclaimed.

"How do you know for sure?" I asked.

"When I was young I heard my parents talking to a friend.

The person said' he is so different from you two.'

And my mother replied 'yes that's true but by the time he's 16, he should have a girlfriend already. He is our son, after all. If he still doesn't have one by then. I'll put an end to his carefree life and take him to a matchmaker everyday.'

She would definitely do that. She is a woman of her word. A woman that can speak with her actions.

For example,one day, she said to me
'listen closely, Tadashi. Being a family member of the school director, you can't be to stupid or it would create problems for us, so, you have to maintain 6th place in SA. If you make it into SA you can do what you want.'

If not, I will be severely punished. And just like she promised.I did whatever I wanted when I entered the SA. " He explained.

"So, you want me to develop a relationship with you?" I asked.

"Only for a Day. You just have to pretend for a day." He pleaded.

"oh, so you want me to pretend?!
" I exclaimed, relieved.

"I'm turning 16 on the 9th of next month, but my mom wants me to go on a marriage meeting on Thursday, this week. That's the 1st day of September. " He explained. Tadashi looked so depressed. Then he suddenly stood and grabbed me by my shoulders.

"So please, just for one day, all you have to do is pretend to be my girlfriend in front of my mother." He pleaded, he looked so scared. His scared expression shocked me.

"OK, I will be your girlfriend, for a day." I agreed. His face got so happy.

" Really! Thank you, Misaki! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" He beamed, hugging me tightly.